A child nowhere near old enough to know anything about the answer asked Seth Beer the question.

"What's your favorite beer?" the boy asked Saturday at FanFest.

"Haven't heard that one before," Beer deadpanned, to the delight of a group of spectators who gathered to become familiar with a panel of young players.

Beer, the Astros' first-round pick in last June's draft, was one of the few players not on the 40-man roster who mingled with fans at Minute Maid Park on Saturday. Most made the requisite joke about his surname, promising that when the 22-year-old makes his major league debut, they all would buy jerseys with it emblazoned on the back.

"I felt like a kid, it's my job now and I'm playing a kid's game for a job so I'm pretty blessed to say that," Beer said of his first professional season. "Looking back on it, I think I just went out and competed and that's what I need to look forward to this season, to go out there and have fun and just enjoy it."

The former Clemson slugger received three promotions in the first four months of his professional career, a meteoric ascent up the lower levels of Houston's organization. He totaled an .885 OPS across his three stops, ending a truncated minor league season in High-A Buies Creek

"When it was happening, I didn't really think about it much," Beer said. "They told me to go here, so I went there, but looking back on it it was a cool experience to be able to call my family, call my girlfriend and tell them 'Hey, I'm moving again' or 'Hey I'm getting moved up here.' It was a pretty cool experience to be able to share that with them."

Offensive success was expected from Beer, who slugged .648 in three seasons at Clemson, but defensive positioning and aptitude remains a question. Beer split time nearly evenly between first base and left field, cognizant of the improvement required to round his game.

"I could get there and ask any coach or anyone out there to hit me some fungoes, whether it was at first base or some fly balls, and I think I came along pretty well," Beer said. "I'm excited to see how it looks coming into spring training."